I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Ning Yuantai flattered, "Brother Xue is smart. Most people would easily misunderstand it when they first come into contact with it and mistake it for an aerobatic species."

Xue Jing asked in surprise, "Wait, isn't there a sign here for the terrestrial species exhibit? And I heard that most of the aerial species were hunted to extinction by dragons because of the 'Dragon Mother'..."

"That's only because you're smart enough to think of that," Ning Yuantai continued to flatter without changing his expression.

"The so-called 'aerial species' refers to species that can live in the sky. Although the 'super bird' can fly, it eventually returns to the land to rest, so it still belongs to the 'terrestrial species'."

Xue Jing nodded and said, "I see, that's quite easy to understand."

……

While Xue Jing was visiting the museum.

On the other side of the museum is the Flame Habitat Exhibition Area.

Otogi Suzuka was shopping with a pretty white girl in a Western-style dress.

A smile appeared on his face, which was even more beautiful and delicate than the girl beside him, and he spoke:

"Sophia Alexander Yevna".

He speaks fluent Russian from the moment he opens his mouth, at an extremely fast pace, almost as fluent as a native of the Arctic Federation.

"Your sudden arrival has made me a little uneasy. What is it...? Can you just tell me?"

The Arctic Federation girl named Sophia turned to look at him and smiled:

"Didn't I already say... I'm just here to eat 'Flame Crab', don't be so nervous."

Unlike Suzuka Otogi, who spoke Russian to please her, Suzuka Otogi spoke fluent and authentic Chinese.

"Because of the 'Heavenly Ice,' there is no space for the Flame-Dwelling species to survive in our area. Even the interior of the surrounding 'Boundary Zone' has been eroded to the point that the rules within the boundary have mutated. We have to travel all the way here just to eat a Flame Crab. It's really too much trouble."

Sofia sighed.

"Of course, there are also some minor things I need to take care of on the side..."

Otogi Suzuka said softly, "Sophia Alexander Yevna, if you want to eat flame crab, I can take you to a nice restaurant. There's no need to come here..."

The way people in the Arctic Federation address each other is rather peculiar. The respectful form of address is the combination of their given name and their father's name. Alexandra Yevna is Sofia's father's name, so Otosuka is called by this name.

Sofia pointed her folding fan at the raging flames inside the glass window and said with a smile:

"The restaurant cannot provide the habitat for fire-breeding creatures, so they are all slaughtered and then sent there. They don't taste fresh. It's better to kill and eat them on-site."

“…I think it’s better not to do this kind of thing,” Otogi Suzuka said slowly.

Sofia gave him a strange look:

"Little Suzuka, you're so strange. Are you really one of the 'troublemakers'?"

"If you don't want to eat, then don't follow me. Go back to your dojo."

At this moment, Otogi Suzuka stopped listening to what she was saying.

At the corner at the end of the corridor, a figure walking towards them attracted all of Otogi Suzuka's attention.

His eyes immediately lit up.

"Mr. Xue?"

……

"Hmm? There seems to be a foreigner over there... that's quite rare."

Ning Yuantai looked at the white girl in the dress not far away and spoke.

Due to various reasons, including the Eternal Night War and the continuous emergence of border areas, there is very little communication between countries on Earth nowadays. Cross-border travel is extremely difficult and has very high barriers to entry. Ordinary people may not even be able to leave their own urban area in their entire lives.

Meeting foreigners is a very rare thing.

Xue Jing glanced at it a few more times, but didn't pay much attention to it.

But then he saw a familiar face standing next to the white girl... and looking at him with very eager eyes.

Otogi Suzuka?

Xue Jing's lips twitched.

Because of his sexual orientation, he didn't really want to see this somewhat effeminate person, but since he had run into him, he couldn't just ignore him, so he prepared to go up and say hello.

Just then, a cracking sound was heard.

That was the sound of glass shattering.

The white girl actually used her folding fan to stick it into the glass window.

The sweltering heat immediately wafted in from across the cracked window, and the temperature along the entire corridor began to rise slowly.

"#￥*￥#%&..."

The white girl seemed quite excited as she said something that sounded like Russian.

Xue Jing looked up and asked, "What is that person doing?"

Ning Yuantai frowned, somewhat displeased: "This Russian girl is so rude, I'll go over and remind her."

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "You can speak Russian?"

Ning Yuantai waved his hand and said, "Harashu, ZBC, Sukabul, you only need to know these three phrases to communicate with the Russians."

Xue Jing's lips twitched, and he quickly grabbed Yuan Tai's shoulder to stop him: "...Yuan Tai, I think you'd better not go and seek death."

"That glass isn't made of ordinary material... If she can break glass with a fan, then breaking your butt shouldn't be a problem."

Ning Yuantai thought about it and agreed. He scratched his head and said, "So what should we do now?"

Xue Jing stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "...I'll go and try to persuade her."

……

"...Sophia Alexander Yevna."

Otogi Suzuka's attention was completely captivated by Xue Jing, and she didn't notice that Sophia had broken the glass.

He sighed softly, about to intervene.

Just then, Xue Jing, whom he had been longing for, walked towards them.

"Suzuka-san".

Xue Jing reached out to greet him.

“Xue-kun,” Otogi Suzuka replied softly.

"What a coincidence to run into you here... Who is this?"

Xue Jing smiled and looked at the white girl.

"Sophia."

Before Suzuka could even begin to introduce him, Sophia, who had already seen Xue Jing, immediately brightened up. She looked him up and down while making an interested suggestion:

"Just call me Sophia... Handsome young man, would you like to have some fun with me while we eat some fire crab?"

The girl named Sophia spoke fluent Zhuxia language, saying something that Xue Jing couldn't understand for a moment.

"..."

Xue Jing was slightly speechless for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I refuse... Also, Miss Sophia, please do not engage in such rude behavior as damaging public property."

As he spoke, he reached for the folding fan that Sophia had inserted in the glass window.

The moment he grasped the folding fan, Xue Jing secretly channeled his energy.

"Click——!!"

What started as a small hole in the glass window quickly spread the cracks, covering the entire windowpane.

Then, it shattered into pieces all over the floor.

“Ding ding ding ding——!!!”

A piercing alarm blared throughout the museum, its red light flashing and turning the entire corridor crimson. All the passersby immediately fled in panic toward the emergency exits.

Ning Yuantai, who was not far away, was immediately dumbfounded.

this……?

A scorching heat wafted in from behind the shattered glass window, and from the burning flames, several grotesque monsters, their forms contorted in the sweltering air, slowly stepped outwards.

The girl named Sophia was also taken aback: "You brat..."

Xue Jing sighed, "I told you not to damage public property... This is terrible! You guys run! It's dangerous here. Leave this to me!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xue Jing vanished from his spot and entered the burning glass window.

Otogi Suzuka and Sophia stood there, stunned.

"...Suzuka, is this a new member of our 'troublemaker' group? Why didn't you tell me?"

……

As soon as he entered, Xue Jing immediately wrapped himself in Shadow Flame Armor, protecting himself firmly.

The Flame-Dwelling species inhabits the burning magma of the earth, where the temperature is extremely high and, most importantly, the oxygen is extremely scarce.

However, Xue Jing had already activated his Twin Flexibility before entering, allowing him to inhale twice the usual amount of oxygen into his lungs, which was enough.

"Roar--!!"

A beastly roar rang out, and Xue Jing turned his head to see a red-furred monster that was nearly six meters tall and looked like a giant bear standing upright.

There is a recessed round hole in its chest, above which floats a round red gemstone.

Without any hesitation, Xue Jing immediately turned the green cube in his left hand, and a vortex of green light appeared. He then drew the Forgotten Greatsword from it with his right hand.

With a flash, the red gem shattered, but the greatsword did not stop, continuing forward, smashing the giant bear's chest so hard that it caved in, making a cracking sound as if the bones were breaking, nearly splitting it in two.

The giant bear let out a shrill scream, was thrown back, and crashed through a wall dozens of meters away.

[Slaying a special creature possessing divinity grants +69 divinity]

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.

……